Flying saucer ad campaign nets prize clues in Thomasville
A local novelty ad by Service Electric Company featured dropping saucer replicas from a plane as a prize hunt. Judges from federal and city courts were guests at the Rotary Club while court schedules and Flint River land cases were noted. The region faced dry spells affecting crops and a clock controversy at county offices drew reader remarks. A sunflowers bonnet shown by Martha Stanaland highlighted unusual Thomasville water works fashions.
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Bootle
U. S. District Court
James Lewis
Rotory Club
Rod Heinsohn
Forenson
Flint River
Woodruff Dam
Thomasville
Craig Wiles
Federal Court
Boosvle
Decatur
Linder-For-Governor Club Organized Here
A Tom Linder for Governor club formed Thursday at Plaza Cafe Thomas County supporters elected Henry P. Russell Jr chairman Joe Higgins secretary treasurer and named a vice chair and executive committee. They pledged financial support and urged farmers and businessmen to back Linder ahead of his July 3 Hazlehurst speech and related motorcade plans.
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Tom Linder
Higgins
Bannister
Linder
Georgia
Tom Watson
South Georgia
Hazlehurst
Thomas
Tom Linder Baners
Lincoln's Stand On Segregation Recalled
A Tampa Tribune retrospective recalls Lincoln's views during the Civil War era. The piece highlights debates on race and emancipation, presenting the president's stance as a reference point in discussions of segregation and policy of the period.
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Lincoln
Segregation
Tampa Tribune
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Speech Fragments Echo Long Stand on Race
A reader recalls an 1860 Memphis clipping from Abraham Lincoln about race and equality. The note links the document to a family descendant in Tampa and a demand to publish the text. Lincoln rejects social equality while acknowledging differences, framing a historic stand on race.
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Lincoln
South Carolina
Tampa
United States Supreme Court
Memphis, Tenn
Abraham Lincoln
Mary
Shower Honors Miss Pauline Owens Before July 3 Wedding
Miss Pauline Owens received a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W M Morris hosted by Miss Elaine Morris and Mrs. Paul Palmer. About ten guests shared games and refreshments as Owens and Charles Bond plan a July 3 wedding with decorations of red roses and glads.
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Pauline Owens
Charles Bond
W. M . Morris
Elaine Morris
Paul Palmer
Mary Ann Morris
Minie Lee Morgan
Owens
Mr. Bond
Calendar of Events at Youth Center and Local Venues
Open house for 9th to 12th graders at the Youth Center at 8 p.m. First family night at American Legion Post 31 with music dancing and refreshments. Order of Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Building at 8:30 p.m. Saturday swimming party at Glen Arven pool for members and guests from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday 8 p.m. Idea Exchange Club gathering at the Youth Center.
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American Legion Post
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Building
Glen Arven Pool
Rotary Club Hearing Moultrian Talk On Rehabilitation
At a Rotary Club meeting, F. E. Wynn introduced C. T. Haralson of Moultrie who described his recovery from a serious accident two decades ago. Haralson credited his wife and willpower, and noted teaching in the Moultrie school and woodwork projects.
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Rotary Club
F. E Wynn
Rehabilitation Service
C. T. Haralson
Moultrie
Haralson
Prince Jinright
Fred Murhup
Wynn
Jinright
Liv Torgenson
Norway
United States
Rotary
Bob Heinsohn
W. A. Bootle
Federal Court
James Lewis
Annie Mae Powell
The
Southern Seminary
Harley Chapman
Claire Bolton
W. A. Watt
David Edwards
W. E. Ansley
al Scaife
Lawrence Steyerman
Anne Verran Earns Place with FSU Band
Anne Verran of Cairo has earned a regular place as a majorette with the Florida State University Marching Chiefs at Tallahassee. She was selected as one of three freshmen after stiff tryouts, marking a notable achievement for Cairo’s prominent band performer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Verran.
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Anne Verran
FSU
Cairo
Marching Chiefs
The
Florida
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